What HUD offices serve Fort Totten, North Dakota?
Public Housing Agencies operate federally assisted affordable housing programs at local levels on behalf of HUD. Notably, housing agencies are responsible for managing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher waiting lists within their jurisdiction.
Go to the North Dakota Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Fort Totten.
How many renters live in Fort Totten, North Dakota?
The City of Fort Totten has 1,042 people living in 145 households.
There are 435 renters living in 71 renter households in this City. Renters make up 41.75 percent of the population living in Fort Totten.
What is the rental market like in Fort Totten, North Dakota?
There are an estimated 183 housing units in the Fort Totten area. Of these, 80 units are rental homes, making up 44 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Fort Totten, North Dakota, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Fort Totten?
The rental vacancy rate in Fort Totten is 11 percent. This is a higher than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are high it means that there are a lot of available units and rents tend to be lower.
How many rental units are in Fort Totten for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Fort Totten
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 3 | 3 | 58 | 7 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Fort Totten
A large number of apartments in Fort Totten have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.
How many renter households in Fort Totten are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 20 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 7 percent of households are extremely rent overburdened. When renters pay too much for their housing, it leaves little money for other necessities like food, clothes, or medicine.
The federal government says that renters are cost-burdened if they pay more than a third of their monthly income for rent and utilities.
How Much Is Rent in Fort Totten
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $745 to $1,458. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
| Bed Size | 2024 Fair Market Rents |
| Studio | $745 |
| One BR | $765 |
| Two BR | $859 |
| Three BR | $1,172 |
| Four BR | $1,458 |
2024 Fair Market Rents in Fort Totten, North Dakota
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Fort Totten?
Renters with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher must select a home that is at or below the area’s Fair Market Rent. Markets with a large share of units above FMR tend to have longer search times to find a qualified unit, while those with a large share of units below FMR tend to have more choices and shorter search times. The share below FMR can vary by size of unit, as shown in the table below.
These are the approximate number of units renting below the FMR in this market:
| Unit Size | Count of Units Below FMR | Percentage of Total Units Below FMR |
| One BR | 0 | 100 percent |
| Two BR | 3 | 100 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in Fort Totten, North Dakota
How many affordable rental units are in Fort Totten?
Income Based Apartments in Fort Totten, North Dakota
Fort Totten features 18 income based apartments. Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent and utilities.
Low Rent Apartments in Fort Totten, North Dakota
There are 36 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Fort Totten.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Fort Totten, North Dakota
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Fort Totten landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Fort Totten.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Fort Totten, North Dakota for a two-bedroom apartment is between $773 and $945.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
